The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-29
GRAND ARMY 4. Il
YESTERDAY AT ST. LOUIS.
A Pouring Rain Does Not Dampen
tho Patriotism
OF the Old Veterans Who March
in spite OF 1t. iitiz.5
A Grand Parade and Great Ell.
/. h thusiasm. WI
The Opening Of tho National
Encampment. ,sat
Wonderful Growth Of the Order
iii the past year.
4.S, ~! s.9 l,--- : ----5 liis{' W.
COmmander.in.chief Faircllild's
H .a'n,'.I D.,o,.L 4. 60 ...t'
rhe Opening Of tho National
Encampment. t5 a&
Wonderful Growth Of the Order
IA; iii the past year. gi
Commander.in.chiet Fairclild's
Report a.,.=,..&
Shows al Increase Of Nearly
4. ess..g $4,000 Members.

Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 2S-I! rsined again to-
lay. Everything was drenched and the
.rdor Of citizen and colder was danpencd
Tho leaden clouds, heavier than ever,
till hung over the city, one moment dis.
charging q dreary drizzle, the next g
irenching shower. The streets were
weary wastes Of sluah, and If an elemental
had been formed against St,
Louis and ita guests Its nucceEs could mol
ave been more complete. 4,
Thouaands Z Of veterans and visitors
urnei their faces homewsrd Last night
md thousands more OF the early riss,s
;ook o hurried glanco ct tho aky and thpn
made tracks for the depot to cstch the
sasly trains. Still n',sre was parade, not
he great outpouring that there would
have been yesterday had tho weathe,
proven fino, when sixty thouaand man
would have passed in review beneath the
memorial arch, bu! just enough Of q pa.
rade to preserve the continuity OF the pro.
gramms. Last night the local committee
entertained gerious intention Of declar.
Ing the march of, but the veterans would
not have it, aud word was cent TO hesd.
quarters that oven il it raiusd as 1t nevor
rained before, there were enough com.
rades ready and willing 10 turn out to
mako respectable showing. 81 - :.
It wss after Q O'Clock this morning,
before It WAS finally decided
thet tho comrades might be permitted to
have their way, snd aiG1s we're dispatched
to the different hotels to announce that
the signal to start would be given at 1880
O'clock, Then the comrades proceeted to
get into .overcoats, Waterproofs, in fact
into everything in tho shape Of apparatus
that would keep, the wet from their ekins
snd prevent tho rain from gotting down
their necks. Every available carriage,
buggy, omnibus and vehicles OF all de-
scriptions were Impressed into Rer7ice,
for tho benefit OF thoas who, from sge and
infirmity, were unable to tako their
places IN tho column tsand bravo the
Meanwhile the newo that
the parade would 60 on. spread Ia oil di.
and great masses OF people gath.
cred on the streets along the route, while
the numerous etanda WHICH had been
erected at'availabls pointa flled up ss il
by magic. Tho rain ksp. falling, bu. the
spectators did not seem to mind it,, al
though tens of Thousands Of them ware
pretty we'll soaked long before tho head oI
the column cameinto view. The main re-
stand WAS located on tho cast oI
the triumphol arch at Twelfth snd Olive
streets, and by 10 o'clock it was packed
with "a distinguished and rotgbls com
pany. ~ :5. ~
AS tho badrassled veterans marched
along tho route they wsro loudly chsered
but the parade was not /. tho snccial il
would have been had tho weather been a
all favorable. cGig Il s.
q 81 TIE PARADE t59sEg :
Shortly. before II O'Clock the column
was formed and Grsnd Ansahal Gfior or
dered the Escort Of mounted polcs for
wnrd., Then followed the Grnnd Marsha
with his Chief; Of Stall. General A. J
Smith and aides, Logan Post OF St. Louis
mounted, and Springfield, Mass Gattal
ion, special escorts to the Conmander-in
Chief, who followed q iswq yards bshiut
wrapped in q rubb 81 coat, smiling ant
bowing to the crogdsw lined the streets
All along the way he waa greeted viii
applause. His staff of y hundred rnen
mounted, prsceded twenty csrfiagea NOV
ing three abreast, III which were tha VA
Governors and other honofed gues:s.
In the lead was one occupied by Mayo
Francis and General Sherman, also e!oss!,
sheltered fsonl the rain and sight. Tht
crowds on the sidewalks scon found wher,
the old commander was and cheer upo,
cheer marked hia progress down tho street
while the frequent groups OF men woult
rush from shelter to the carrlsge door t
grasp his hand. " .z5sli, r.
: Then followed the divisions OF tho Grnnt
Army, ton in number. The Departmon
Of Missouri, commanded by Colonel Mel
son Cole, we're given the hight Ct the limo
They had come with several thoueard
and even with the rain aud mud he'd
long column Of marching men. j
The ten divisions were composed &C FOL
lows: First-Dspartment OF Missouri
sscond-Department OF Illinois. Third
Wiseonuln, J, Pennsylvania ard Ohio
Fourtt-fsw fork, Connecticut. Maspa
chusattp, Maine, New Jersey snd Virginia
Fifth-Caliioynin, New Hampshire. Vel
mont, Potomac and Maryland. Sixth
Indiana. ssycnth-Iowa, IN shIaska an
Colorado. .s Eighth Kansas. x Ninth-
Michigan, ID Minneaeta, pelewaIe, Yves
Virgins, Washington Territory ard Eer
lucky. Tsnth--Arkaaess, Florida, Gull
Dakota, ) Oregon, New Mexico, Montana
Rhode leland, Tennecsec, G Georgia, Texas
Utah, Idaho, Atizonu.a Brigade Of Nsva
petorans and Sons oil Veterans. tTi;:.S
Z Here and there post armed with mus
ketg or drum coFp7 tyoko the monotoH,
Of tho lins. as tho column passed unde
the beautiful stained glass transparency, 0
General Grant on Fourth etreot, between
Locust and ST. Charles streets, all tn
men uncovered their keads and plased b,
In silence. ~ Il SiySy YIN YIN !, Il, NJ:
Sssl z, VI THE RIyIEw. '$g,3, =, ].
y The head Of fEthe procession reuched; til
Grand isArmy iiarch that apsnu DIV
street at Twelfth Of noon, and Command
er.in.Okief Faifchild,. General; Sherman
e1-Vice.P P resident Ilnnihal Hamlin, til
War Governors and other dlstinSuishe
puesta left their carriages and took ;thei
positions In the grand stand. Just aeroa
the street, and facing the grand atant
Grand ,Marshal Gricr and stBf sat Il
their saddles, while the rain increased /.
volume,; and jior 4 an hour snd a hs
poured down y on = tho heeda Of tn
passing soldiers. Along the line olmarc
were thousands Y OF boys In blue ywh
thought 1t too wet to march. w In the ba
cony OF the grand STAND Commsnder.ir
Chiet Fairohild and General Sherman
partly protected from the storm, boTe